Motor-controlling device.



T. BART-FIV?,

MTOR GONTRDLLING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 14, 1907.

laeuted Jan. 30, 1912.

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Patented. Jan. 30, 1.912.

MAR.14,1907.

BARTUM,

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MG'R GGNTROLLING DE VCE.

APPLICAT') T. E. BRNUM.

MOTOR CONTBOLLING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MBUl/L 1907.

T 1,016$@59 Pam@ La, 30,1912.

'i Y Vd T. E. BARNUM, MOTOR CONTROLLING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED MAR.14,`1907.

Paten'ted Jan. 30, 1912 @iwf/5565,'

T. E. BARNUM.

MOTOR GONTROLLING DEVISE. APPLIUATION FILED MAB. 14, 1901.

1,016,059. Patented Jan. 3), 1912.

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'To'dllgvh'omz'tmy concern?. Be'it known that I, THOMAS EQBARNUM,

"UNITED PATENT OFFICE.

THoizrAs E. 'BAR-NUM, for MILWAUKEE, vviscoNsi'zN, Assieivoit ,To `THEeir'riiii1t-,jl' ez. HAMMER. MANUFACTURING COMPANY, or MILWAUKEE, WisCoNsi-N,ffA- Co1tiio` MoroaCoNTitoLLINe DEVICE.

v a citizen of the United States, residing at Milwaukee, inthe `county of Milwaukee and vState of Wisconsin, have invented neW and "useful Improvements in -Motor-Controlling I )evices`,fof which the following is a full,

clear', concise,l and exact description,'refer ence being'had to thevacc'ompanying drawing, forming a p'art of this specification. ""My invention relates to 'improvements in motor controlling devices, .one of the objects Abeing to provide 'a' control-ler which Will be sc 'operated from'the mechanism driven by them'otor, that it Willperiodically reverse the direction of operation of the motor, and

.iS particularly designed for operating Washing machines and the like,

"While myvv controller mechanism driven'by the motor, it Will 'be understoodthat it does not necessarily have tobe so connected, and may be operated in any-tether desired manner.

For the purpose of disclosing' my. invention, 'I have illustrated in the-accompany-A ing drawings7 one embodiment thereof.

In said drawingszFigure'l is a side elevat-ion o f my'controller, the casing being 'iii section to disclose the interiorof the `controller. Fig. 2is a Sectional view .taken onthe 'line 2-2of Fig. 8. Fig. 3 is a transv verse section of my controller taken on the 'F ig. 4 is a transverseline 3 3. of Fig. 2. section taken on the line 44 of Fig.l 2.

Fig. 5 is an elevation of'the motor Areversing switches, and Fig. G is a diagrammatic v ieW of the circuit yarrangement of my invention.

In the embodiment of niyin'vention illustrated, I provide a suitable inclosing and" shaft 6 'of the-mechanism loperated by the motor. Anv intermediate portion f of the shaft/4 is screw-threaded, as at 6a, for a purpose -Which will befully described hereinafter.-

' `Mounted upon the shaft 4 vis'a -semi-cylindrical drum' 7 secured in position by iS, particularly 'adaptable 'for direct c onnection with the Patented Jan.' 30, 1912..

meansof an upper bracket 8`,'anda lower l bracket, 9. Each bracket comprises' af color projections 13, integrally united with the v'bottom andftop of the drum` 7. These tically extending rod 18. This rod is preferablyfsupported in position' upon thel arm by pins 19, which pass through the rod and through the arms 16 and 17.' 'The' upper endl of therod 18 Vextends' betnveen the ends-v '20 v-andj20a of ,a coiledV spring- 21" mounted f 1 wuponl a' 'drum 22, loosely surrounding the" Vshaft 4, and maintained' in position between a collarv 23 and the upper journal 3 -of the` s liaft.- ,The ends 19andV 20? 'of the spring v' lar 10, having a pair of arnis-11, through which are arranged to passbolts 12,v which clamp'agamst the ends of the arms -1'1', lugs eo' A also bear against a doivnwardlyrejecting 'stud 24,'s'ecured" to the top oft By this' arrangement'the spr-ing alwaysexerts a. tendency to returny the rod 18 topal central position, when the 'same moves .to

one side or the other.A As before stated, the drum -7 is connected 'with the armsl6 and 'e' casing.

17 to move therewith, but the .arms 16 and y 17- do `not normally rotate With' the shaftvl.

The arm moves the-drum '7 to `one side or thefother from 'itscentral position to cause the contacts 25, carried von theperiphery ofl the drum, toengage thecontactngers 26.'-V For operating the arni, a -.traveling nut 27` yis mounted upon the shaft 4, 'and is provided with a dog 28 arranged to engage With dogs 29 and 30, carried f byr' the .split rings 31 and 32, mounted upon and rotatable with the shaft 4. The nut.27 has a pair' of arms 3.3, vvhichl extend on 'either Side ofgthe rod 18. The nut 27 ltravelsup. oradoWn on the threaded 4portion' 6?of the shaft, as'- the shaft is rotated., ,andwhen it has reached either limit of `its travel, the fdog 28 isen- "ga'g'ed by either of. the

dogs 29 or 30, vand the nut rotates with the. shaft until the direction of rotationof the shaft is changed- .The fingers 26, arranged to v'engage .the 4contacts `on 'the'. pe-ripheryjof they rum 7 'are mounted"uponlsuitablesup turn secured upon the back of the casing 2. Suitable binding posts 36 are provided upon the supports 35, whereby the proper electrical connections may be made with the contact fingers 26. The contacts 25 on the drum 7 are arranged in the proper sequence to operate reversing the switches for closing the circuit4 through the motor in one direction when the drinn is in one predetermined po-v sition.,l and to close the circuit through the motor in an opposite direction, when the drum is in another predetermined position.

For the purpose of morel fully describing the operation of the'controller, we will assume that when the controller is moved in a clock-wise direction, the motor is driven ahead and when the controller is moved in a. counter clock-wise direction, the motor is reversed. With the traveling nut 27 in the position illustrated in the drawings, the motor will continue to operate, until the nuthas moved up sufficiently for the dog 29 to engage the dog 28. rllhe nut will then be turned in a clock-wise direction, carrying with it, against the tension oLt the spring 21, the arm 18, which moves the drum 7 in a clock-wise direction. This will reverse the current through the motor, thereby reversing the direction of operation of the shaft 4, and the arm will return, under the action of the spring 21, to .its central position, while the nut 27 will travel downwardly on the` threaded portion 8a ot the shaft 4, until the dog 28 thereof engages the dog 30, when the nut will be turned in a counter cloclewise direction, causing the drum 7 to rotate in a counter cloclew'ise direction, and thereby reversing the direction ot the 0peration of the motor. It will thus be seen that the position of the drum 7 is alternately at predetermined intervals reversed, thereby reversing the direction of' operation of the motor. The contacts ot the drum 7 control a pair of reversing switches 37 and 38. Eachof the reversing switches coinprises a pair of spring arms 38 and 39, suitably mounted upon a tail rod -4f) ofthe core 4l of an operatingsolenoid 42. The

contacts` 38 and 39 are arranged to bridge the contacts 43 and 44 and and 46 respectively. The upper ends of the cores of the solenoid of the switches 37 and 38 are interlocked by a rod 47, pivoted at 48,

`in such a manner that one can not be opened without closing the other.,

In t-he diagrammatic view illustrated in Fig. G, I have shown the circuit arrangement for the operation of my controller.

For the sake ofl clearnes's, the various con-- contacts shall be identified by the numeri; 45 and 46 and 45a. and 46a, while the switch@ shall be identified by the numerals 38 and as and 38a and 39a. The solenoids for oper ating the switches shall be identified by the numerals 42 and 42a. In practice the drum 7 is formed of conducting material such as iron, and the contacts carried by the same are thereforeall electrically connected. 'ln the diagrammatic view, for clearness, I have shown the contacts of the druln as being suitably connected by conductors. A re sistance 47 is provided for winding of the solenoid 42a, and a second resistance 48 is provided for the winding of the solenoid 42.

divided in section and connected with contacts 52, over which 1s arranged to sweep a contact arm A second resistance 54 :is also provided for the motor, which is controlled from the controller.

ln operation, we will assume that the traveling nut 32 has caused the drum to move in the direction of the arrow until the contact 25n engages the contact finger 26, and that while the contact 25a rests on 26a, the arm of the starting boX 50 is moved into engagement with the first ot the series of contacts 52. Under these conditions a circuitl will be established from the .positive side 54%LA of the line by conductor 55, to the contact finger 26h, and thence through the drum 7, to the contact 25, from there to contact. finger 26a, thence by conductor 56, through the winding oif the solenoid 42a, and by conductor 57, to thenegative side 58 of the line. The winding of the solenoid 42a, is thus energized and closes switches 38a and 39, which completes the motor circuitfrom the conductor 55, through the resist-'- ance 54, by conductors 59 and 60, across the switch 39a, conductor 6l, through the armature G2 oit the motor, through the starting box 50 conductors 62' and63, across the switch 38pt and thence by conductor 57 to the negative side 58 ofthe line. The field circuit of the motor extends from thepositive side ot' the line, by conductor (i4, through the field winding G5, and by conductor 57 to the negative side 58 of 'the line.` As the arm 53 is moved in a clock-wise direction, the starting 'resistance is cut out otA the motor circuit, and the speed oit the motor4 increases. They drum of the controller now slowly moves under the influence of the spring 2l to a position'where the contact 25b engages the contact lingen 2G" and the contact 25Il passes od the cont-act finger 2G. rlhis inserts the resistance47 in series with the winding of the solenoid 42a, which. cuts down the strength of the solenoid to such an extent that while it will maintain the switches 38a and 39a in a closed position, it will not close them in event theyopcn. A

The motor 49 .is connected with a suit- '-able starting box 50, having a resistance 51 continued movement of the drum lcauses the contacts 25e, 4'25t and 25g to successively' en gage the contact fingers 26e, 26f, and 26g,

thereby cutting out the resistance 54, section by section,- froin" the motor circuit and in- 'has now reached a central position'or the' creasing the speed Vof the motor, y The drum' positionA indicated in the diagrammatic view', and -the motor is .running at full -speed ahead. The nut on the threadedportion 6 of the shaft continues to travel downwardly,

until'it is engaged by the dog 30, wh-ich ro-l tates thedrum'in a vreverse direction from its center, andfinally the contact 25h passes off the contact finger 26h, permitting the switches' BSaand 39at to open, momentarily opening the'circuitof the motor, until the contact 2-5C engages contact finger 26C. As soon as this occurs, a'circut will be estab. lished from the positive side' ,54L of the line, throughfconductor 55, contact finger 26h, vthence to contact 25, through the drum to the contact 25C, contact finger 26, conductor 59a, throughv the winding of the solenoid 42, conductor 60a, `and byconductor57 to the negative side 58of the'line. The energizintion of the solenoid 42 closes switches 38 and 39, and establishes lthe armature v circuit from conductor 55, through all of the resistance 54, by conduct-or 59, across, the switchA 39, by conductor 62, through the starting box '50, through the armature 62, by con# lductors 61 and l66,'across switch 38, and by conductors 60 and 57 t-o the negative side 58 of the line. It will'be noted that the current by this circuit passes through the armature in'a direction reverse to that previ' ously described, and the direction of opera-v tion yof the motor will therefore: be reversed. As the direction of thel operation of the motor is reversed, the direction of .operation of the shaft 4 of the controller will also be reversed, permitting'the drum 7 to move back under the influence of the spring 21,'

toward the ,central position. As-soon as the contact 25c has moved off" the contact finger 26C-, the Vcontact 25will close a circuit'v by the finger 26d, through the winding' of the solenoid 42,- wliich includes the resistance 48,

therebyreducing. the strength lof the winding to such anv extent that while will maintain the switches 38 and 39 closed, it will 'not raise the same in event they drop.

Whilel have described one embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that various'changes and modifications maybe madetherein, 'withou't' departing from thev 'spirit of my invention. l

Havin'gthus 'described my invention what I' claim as .new anddesire toobtain by Letl.

ters Patent is: ,l

' l. The combination with a motor, of ele'c' tromagneticallyoperatedl and retained meansfor controlling the direction of operation .thereofandja controller operated by the mechanism driven from the motor'for controlling the operation of said electro- -magnet-ic means to periodically change the direction of operation of the motor automat-muy; l

to control the operation of said electro-magneticallyoperated-'means tochange the direction. of operation of the motor automati- 1o 2. Thecombination with a motor, of eleccally, said controller when operated being v also adaptedfto vary the speed of the motor.

8. The' combination with a motor, of electro-magnetically operated means for controlling -the direction of operation thergof, anda controller having its vmovablemember operating alternately Ain opposite directions for controlling the speed of the motor and controlling said electro-magnetically operated means' to periodically change Athe' direction of 'operation of the motorautornatically.

4.y V"The, combination with a motor?, of a plurality of separately actuated switches forcontrolling the.direction of current through one ofthe -elements of said motor,vand continuously operated meansxfor causingvvsaid switchestoroperate alternately.

5. The combination with av motorv of. a

pluralityof switches for controlling the di# 'rection1 of current through-one of the el'e' ments thereof, an electro-responsive device for -each switch, and a I'contimuously operated movable member'for alternately energizing the electro-responsive' device of .said switches to periodically changethe direction of oper.- ation of the motor'.

- 6. The combination with a motor, of a plurality of switchesvfr controlling 'the direction of operation thereof, a'resistance for y said motor, and an lauto-matic'all'y movable member for causing said switches to' periodically reverse said motor, said movable mem-ber being vadapted to first .insert land then remove said resistance v from the motor circuit upon each reversal thereof..

7. The combination'witha motor, of a plurality of switches for controlling the directi'on of current through one .of the elements -of said motor, 1a controller for controlling said switches and a resistance for 'the mot0r,:and means for operating said controller to cause said switches to operate to periodically change the direction of o peration fof thennotor, and to insert and.

gradually cut out .the 1motorresistance.

. In a controller, the combination .with a rotatable member, of contacts carried 4thereby, stationary contacts' adaptedv to be engaged the contacts onsaid rotatable member, a shaft, a travelingnut-mounted thereon, means atV one limitof travel ofsaid nut 'for causing the same to move: said ro-l tatable member in one direction and means at the opposite limit of. travel of said nut v for causing thevsame to move said rotatable member in 'an opposite direction.

9. The combination With a motor, of a. plurality of switches for controlling the directionof operation of 'said motor, an electro-responsive devices, which when moved in said switches, a cont-roller for automatically lof .other of said electro-responsive devices.

10. rlhe combination With a motor, of .a plurality of switches for-controlling the direction of operation of said motor, lan electro-responsive device for'-'operating each of said switches, an automatic controller adapted when moved in one direction, to close an operative. circuit through one of said electro-responsive devices, and when moved in :an opposite direction to lclse the circuit through the 'other electro-responsive device,

andmeans for automatically reversing the direction of-movement of said controller.l

11. The combination with a motor ot a plurality of switches foi" controlling the di` rection of current through one of the elements thereof, a plurality of electro-responsive devices for operating said switches, a controller which when moved in one direction closes an operative circuit through one of saidelectro-responsive devices and inserts and gradually cuts out a resistance in the motor circuit, and when moved in an opposite direction,l closes van operative circuit through'the other of said switches, and' inserts and gradually `cuts out a resistance in the motor circuit.

' 12. In a controller, the combination"with afrotatable drum, of contacts carried thereby, lstationary'contacts adapted to be engaged by the contacts on said drum, a shaft, a traveling'member mounted thereon and means fixed to said shaft for causing said member to rotate said drum at the limits of its movement. Y

13. In a controller, the combination with a rotatable drum, of contacts carried thereby, stationary contacts adapted to ,he engaged by the contacts on said drum, a shaft, a traveling member mounted thereon, and means adjustably mounted. on said shaft for limiting the `range 0f movement of said member and causing-the same to rotate said drinn upon reaching the limits of its movement.

14. In a controller, the combination with a rotatable drum, of contacts carried thereby, stationary contacts adapted to be engaged by the contacts on said drum, a shaft', 1

a traveling member mounted on said shaft and connected to said drinn and means arranged at each limit of travel of said inember to operate thesame to rotate said drum alternately in opposite directions.

15. In a controller, the combination With a shaft,'of a drum loosely mounted thereon, means tending to move said drum to a predetermined position, contacts carried by said drum, stationary contacts adapted to be engaged by the contacts on said driim, a traveling member mounted on said shaft ranged ateach limit of travel of said member for operating the same to rotate said drum against the tendency of said first nientioned means to rotate said drum in an opposite. direction. n

. 16. ln a controller, the combination With a screw-threaded shaft, of. a drum loosely mounted thereon, contacts carried by said drum, stationary contacts arranged to be engaged by the contacts. on said drum, a nut arranged to travel on the screw-threaded portion of said shaft and connected to said drum, and stops arranged on said shaft for causing said nut 4tolrotate With said shaft upon reaching` the limits of its travel to rotatesaid drinn alternately in opposite directions. 1 l l 17. ln a controller, the combinationvvith a screw-threaded shaft, of a drum loosely mounted thereon, contacts carried bysaid drinn, stationary contacts arranged to beengaged by the contacts on said drinn, a-nut 'arranged to tra-vel on the screw-threaded portion of saidV shaft and connected to said drinn, and limitingy devices adjustably mounted on said shaft for causing said nut to rotate with said shaft upon reaching the limits of its travel to alternately rotate said drum in opposite directions.

1S. in a controller, the combination ivith a screw-threaded shaft, of a drinn loosely mounted thereon, arms extending laterally from said drum, a. rod supported. by said arms, means tending to move said drum to a central position, contacts carried by said drinn, stationary contacts adapted' to be engaged by the contacts oii said drum, a nut arranged to travel on the screw-threaded portion of said shaft and to engage 'said rod, and devices adjustably mounted on said shaft for limiting the travel of said nut and for causing said nutto rotate With said. shaft at the limits of its travel to rotate said drum alternately in opposite directions.

1S). In a controller for electric motors, the combination, with an automatically oper'- ated reversing relay, of a controlling device for said relay,v and a traveling member adapted to periodically operate said controlling device to cause said reversing rei lay to 'periodically reverse the operation of the motor.

20. The combination with motorof a reversing relaytherefor, a resistance for 'and connected to said drum, and means arf lll-5 noi said motor, a controller for controlling said relay and resistance comprising a drum and a traveling member adapted when in one position to rotate the drum in one direction,

` relay device tor controlling' the direction of.

operation thereof, a` resistance for said motor, and a controller for controlling said relay and resistance, comprising a shaft, av drum looselg,T mounted thereon, a traveling member connected with said drum, and meansarranged with eich limit of travel oi" said member to operate the same to rotate the drum with the sli-ait.

23. rEhe combination vwith a motor oi a plurality of switches for controlling'the di.- rection ot operation of the same, a plurality of electro-responsive devices for operating said switches, and a controller for controlling the operation of said electro-responsive devices coi'nprising' a shaft, a contact drum looselyy mounted thereon` a traveling member on said shaft connected with the drum, and means arranged at each vlimit of travel of said member to'operate 'the same to rotate the drum with the slia'tt..

Q4. The combination with a motor of a pluralitgT oi? switches tor oontrolling` the direction of operation thereof, a plurality of clectro-resj onsive devices 'for operating said switches, a resistance arranged to be in serted and gradually cut out of motor circuit upon each reversal thereof, and a controller 4for, controlling the operation ot' said electro-responsive devices, and said resistance comprising a shaft rotating` alternately in opposite directions olv said motor, drum loosel;T mounted on said shaft a. traveling; member coiinected with said drum., and means arranged at cacli limit of travel oft said meinbc to' operate the same to rotate Y said Clllll with the shaft.

25. ln a controller for electric motors, tne combination, with a plurality oit automatically operated switches for controlling the direction of operation of the motor. a resistance. for tlie motor, a controller for controlling; the operating means of said switches and said resistance` and tending to stand in uesses.

of said switches, a. resistance for the motor,

a controlling" drum for controllingthe are cuits of said winding and said resist and tending to stand in position to remove said resistance from circuit, and a traveling member adapted to periodically move said drum in opposite directions to alternately energize the. windings of said switches an to insert said resistance in circuit.

27. ln a controller for electric motors, the combination, wit-lia resistance, of a rotatable drum for cont-rolling: the same, said drum when in a central position being adapted to remove said resistance from circuit, a travelingmember adapted, up'on reaching' 'the limitsof its movement, to actuate said drum to insert said resistance in circuit, and means for automatically returning' said drum, to central position to gradually remove? said resistance from circuit.

28. In a controller for electric motors, the combinationywith a resistance, of a shaft, a drum rotatablj,7 mounted on said shaft and adapted when in a central position to re- `more said resistance from circuit, said drum being movable in opposite directions to insert said resistance in circuit, a traveling nut mounted on said shaft,y means at the .limits of movement of said nut for causing the same to rotate said drum alternatelyT in opposite directions and means for returning said drum to its central position upon re.- versal of movement of said traveling not.

29. i-n a controller for electric inotors, in combiir ion, means adapted to be operated to successively? slow down the rnc-tor, verse the direction or operation tlifneo'lE then accelerate the same, and means operated by the motor for automaticallv operating said lirst mentioned means periodically, said first mentioned means including electro responsive switches for controllingthe direction ci' operation of the motor.

ln witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two wit- THOlllAS E. BARNUll/l'.

`Witnessesz i @scan A. KELLER, A. H. BARNICKEL.

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